Mississippi State’s pitching staff in 2016 will be a mix of familiar and fresh faces.
For the first time in eight years, John Cohen will be without pitching coach Butch Thompson by his side. Thompson left in late October to be the head coach at Auburn and Cohen hired Wes Johnson from Dallas Baptist as his replacement.
“I think our kids have bought in to what he is teaching,” Cohen said. “How can you not buy in? Almost every one of our guys increased their velocity almost instantaneously. He has done a great job.